Speakers

Jenna Ben-Yehuda
Executive Vice President,
Atlantic Council  

Alexa Chopivsky
Executive Director,
Women’s Foreign Policy Group

As technology reshapes the battlefield and AI automates operations at unprecedented speed, the rules of great power competition are being rewritten in real time. This discussion will examine how emerging technologies are altering the balance between offense and defense, what the United States can gain from the integration of new tools, and how democracies can compete (and win).

Featuring

Anne Neuberger
Senior Advisor, a16z; Distinguished Fellow, Stanford University and Royal United Services Institute; Former Deputy National Security Advisor, Cyber and Emerging Technologies (2021-2025)

Moderated by

Safa Shahwan Edwards
Director, Capacity Building Initiative, Cyber Statecraft Initiative,
Atlantic Council 

A month after one of Iran’s deadliest massacres in history and three years after the nationwide Woman, Life, Freedom movement, the United States and Israel launched strikes against Iran, raising questions about what is to come for the country. Women who have shaped US policy in the Middle East debrief what has unfolded in Iran and assess the next steps in shaping the country’s future.  

Speakers

Jennifer Gavito
Nonresident Senior Fellow, Scowcroft Middle East Security Initiative, Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle East, Atlantic Council
Former Acting Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs 

Tressa Guenov
Director, Programs and Operations and Senior Fellow
Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security,
Atlantic Council

Victoria Taylor
Director, Iraq Initiative, Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle East,
Atlantic Council 

Moderated by

Amb. Gina Abercombie-Winstanley
Distinguished Fellow, Scowcroft Middle East Security Initiative,
Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle East
Atlantic Council  

Global sporting events, from the Olympics to the World Cup, are increasingly regarded as consequential platforms for diplomacy, influence, and international engagement. This conversation will examine the strategic role of sports diplomacy in building bridges that traditional diplomacy cannot, and how women leaders in sport are shaping global narratives, strengthening cross-border partnerships, and expanding opportunity on and off the field of play.

Featuring

Kim Stone
CEO,
Washington Spirit

Moderated by

Amb. Rama Yade
Senior Director, Africa Center,
Atlantic Council  

Please join us during our coffee break.

As the transatlantic alliance faces rising uncertainty, women leaders are playing crucial roles in shaping the future of US-Europe relations. This discussion examines how leadership across the Atlantic is evolving and what it means for future cooperation.

Speakers

Tania Lațici
Head of Political, Security and Development Section,
European Union Delegation to the United States 

Linda Robinson
Senior Fellow for Women and Foreign Policy,
Council on Foreign Relations

Moderated by

Alexa Chopivsky
Executive Director,
Women’s Foreign Policy Group  

Amid geopolitical tensions, climate challenges, and trade disruptions—which each impact global supply chains—food security must be more widely recognized as a national security imperative. With the United Nations designating 2026 the international year of the woman farmer, this conversation will explore how women are integral members of securing the global agri-food system.

Featuring

Lina Salazar
Lead Economist, Rural Development, Agriculture, and Natural Resources Division, 
Inter-American Development Bank  

Moderator

Ginger Matchett
Assistant Director, Geostrategy Initiative,
Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security, 
Atlantic Council

The Western Hemisphere is playing an increasingly important role in regional and global security. Shifting political dynamics and evolving security challenges are reshaping cooperation across the Americas. This conversation will explore how women are responding to developments across the region and influencing security, stability, and partnership in an increasingly contested global environment. 

Speakers

Gabriela Hoberman
Director of Academic Programs, Kimberly Green Latin American and Caribbean Center at Florida International University  

Tahina Montoya
Policy Researcher, RAND;
Professor of Policy Analysis, RAND School of Public Policy  

Siobhan Steel
Former Deputy Director for Latin America and the Caribbean, Office of International Affairs,
Department of Homeland Security  

Moderated by

Capricia Marshall 
Ambassador-in-Residence, Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center,
Atlantic Council 

Featuring

Lucero Flores
Associate Director, Events, Engagement, 
Atlantic Council

Please join us during our reception.